"Reisepraedigers" or "Missionaries On Horseback"
served families living in rural areas. In 1860 the following families
who lived near the Little Blanco River, Blanco County, petitioned the Iowa
District of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Iowa for their own "Reisepraediger"

Pioneer Lutherans met for years in homes and the local schoolhouse until
they built a church here in April 1920. The building was located to
the north of this marker at the site of the original steps. After serving
the community 30 years. The congregation moved to Blanco, Texas where
a new building was dedicated on August 20, 1950.

Gate
Church Steps
North East Corner
North West Corner
South East Corner
South West Corner